Ship block printing display case

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/1625
• Dates of Creation:20th century
• Name of Creator:
  Not available / given
• Physical Description:
  1 item

• Scope and Content

  Wooden display case showing process of wood and linoleum block printing, featuring ship design. Loose paper GSA label once attached to back of case with writing "Design. B-Block Printing". Due to information in archival documentation, display case can be dated pre-1943. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014 and was conserved in 2018.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Wood, linoleum, glass, paper, and textile
  Dimensions: 590 x 590 x 45 mm

• Related Material

  Matches description in document listing example cases for museum lending scheme (GSAA/ISE/4/6), includes "Block Printing B". Similar display cases in NMC/1622-1624, NMC/1626-1628, NMC/1639-1640.

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Printing

  Teaching materials

  Ships

• Corporate Names

  The Glasgow School of Art